Ready to get real engineering experience?

This internship puts you at the center of a major project to create the complete parts management system for our Cooper Splicer equipment. You’ll work hands-on with machines, drawings, and engineering tools creating a system the entire maintenance team will rely on.

What You’ll Do

• Create part numbers for inventory management and connect them to machine schematics
• Organize and manage parts using Asset Essentials software
• Update technical manuals and drawings
• Work directly with the maintenance team on equipment and projects
• Help design a system that improves efficiency across the plant

What You’ll Learn

• How engineering supports real manufacturing operations
• How to read and update technical drawings
• How asset management systems work in a manufacturing industry
• Mechanical fundamentals of production equipment
• Create and structure technical part numbering systems
• Update and interpret machine drawings
• Navigate and use Asset Essentials software
• Understand foundational maintenance of Kuper Splicers
• Participate in organized project planning and workflow development

Tools/Software They Will Use:

• Asset Essentials
• CAD tools 
• Basic hand tools
• Technical manuals and machine drawings

· Students in Mechanical engineering, drafting, manufacturing, or related field.

· Technical drafting & CAD experience (preferred)

· Ability to read schematics and machine drawings

· Must have high school diploma.

· Must have completed at least one year of study at a four-year accredited college or university 

· Must be willing to relocate or commute to Newport, NC for the duration of the internship. Temporary Housing is available.